Olivia Laing's 6 favorite books

The acclaimed nonfiction writer recommends David Wojnarowicz, Virginia Woolf, and more

Olivia Laing.
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Olivia Laing, a British editor and critic acclaimed for The Lonely City, The Trip to Echo Spring, and other works of nonfiction, recently published her first novel. Crudo is narrated by a writer weathering a tumultuous 2017 summer.

Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz (Vintage, $16).

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